Korlekar Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Korlekar Surname User-submission:

Marathi surnames ending with -kar indicate the origin of the family. That means the family originated from that particular village or place. Korle resembles the village or place in this case.

There are two places in the Konkan region with similar names.

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Korlekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8301:924,17539,860
Israel101:855,76354,181
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Korlekar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Marathi surnames ending with -kar indicate the origin of the family. That means the family originated from that particular village or place. Korle resembles the village or place in this case.

There are two places in the Konkan region with similar names. One is Korlai village, near Alibaug and the other is Korle, near Chikhalgaon and Titeghar, a few kilometers from Dhom Dam near Mahabaleshwar. The correct origin is yet to be established.

- vikas.ganesh.korlekar

Korlekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Korlekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Korlekar (Marathi: कोलकर) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korlekar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 408,463rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Korlekar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Korlekar is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 830 people, or 1 in 924,175. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karlekar885,009/
Kurlekar881,596/
Kerlekar88383/
Corlekar88351/
Korlikar881/
Korlakar881/
Kaarlekar826/
Korlaikar822/
Khurlekar821/
Kerrlekar821/
Kurlkar808/
Kerlkar802/
Kerlikar7546/
Kurlikar7521/
Carlekar754/
Curlekar751/
Kharlkar751/
Kerhlikar7125/
Kharilkar711/
Kurlaikar711/
Kasrlikar711/
Kharlakar711/
Kaharlakar671/
Carlycar507/

Korlekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korlekar in the Marathi language
कोलकरkolakara71.77
कोरलेकरkoralekara21.22
कोरळेकरkoralekara2.77
कालकरkalakara1.11
कोळकरkolakara1.11
कोलेकरkolekara0.37
कोळेकरkolekara0.37
कोलकरालीkolakarali0.18
कोलकरारkolakarara0.18
कोलकराचीkolakaraci0.18
कोलैकरkolaikara0.18

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